9. In which state is the famous Tawang monastery located?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Sikkim See Answer:

10. Which one of the following is not true regarding the swastika symbol?
(A) The swastika appears to be not only prevedic but also pre-Harappan in origin
(B) The swastika spread from Elam and Baluchistan to the Indus valley and
Turkmenistan
(C) Around 800 BC, the symbol appears as a decorative piece on PGW used for
domestic purpose
(D) It is an exclusively Aryan symbolSee Answer:

12. Port Blair the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which
one of the following islands?
(A) North Andaman (B) Little Andaman
(C) Middle Andaman (D) South Andaman See Answer:

13. Why is the machine function well with lubricant?
(A) Because of surface tension of the lubricant
(B) Because of viscosity of the lubricant
(C) Lubricant removes moisture
(D) Lubricant induces inertia of machine See Answer:

14. The blue colour of sky is due to the phenomenon of–
(A) reflection (B) refraction
(C) dispersion (D) scattering See Answer:

15. If one wishes to win a javelin throwing competition, he would have to throw
it in which angle to attain a maximum distance?
(A) 30° (B) 60°
(C) 45° (D) 90° See Answer:

16. In which one of these cases, the basic structure doctrine was not affirmed–
(A) MC Mehta vs Union of India-2001(B) Minerva Mills Case-1984
(C) Golaknath Case-1967
(D) Waman Rao Case-1981 See Answer:

17. Among these, which is a feature of the Parliamentary system of government?
(A) Executive is responsible to the legislature
(B) Judiciary is responsible to the legislature
(C) Executive is responsible to the judiciary
(D) Legislature is responsible to the judiciary See Answer:

18. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian administration?
(A) Uniformity (B) Decentralization
(C) Dyarchy (D) Independent Judiciary See Answer:

19. lf there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time
at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the, time at the three other places?
(A) 12.00 noon (B) 1.00 pm
(C) 2.00 pm
(D) Different time at different placesSee Answer:

20. Which of the following features is the product of vulcanicity?
(A) Fold Mountain (B) Escarpment
(C) Geosynclines (D) Caldera See Answer:

21. The best solution for overcoming the evil effects of small and uneconomic
holdings is–
(A) urbanization of rural population
(B) using capital intensive technology
(C) cooperative farming
(D) rapid industrialization See Answer:

22. Non-Tax revenue can be increased by improving the working of–
(A) Commercial Irrigation Projects
(B) State Road Transport Corporation
(C) Electricity Boards (D) None of the above See Answer:

23. Who among the following was nominated by Mahatma Gandhi for the Presidentship of the Congress in 1939 against Subhash Chandra Bose?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(C) Govind Ballabh Pant (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelSee Answer:

24. According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the
cycle of four aeons (yugas) is–
(A) Dvapara, Krita, Treta and Kali
(B) Krita, Dvapara, Treta and Kali
(C) Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali
(D) Treta, Dvapara, Kali and KritaSee Answer:

25. In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
located?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand See Answer: